Visual odometry
Visual odometry is achieved via various approaches.
The present patent application claims priority to the previously filed and presently pending patent application filed on Feb. 21, 2013, and assigned patent application Ser. No. 13/751,138, which claims priority to the previously filed and now abandoned patent application filed on Jun. 17, 2012, and assigned patent application Ser. No. 13/525,343, which claims priority to the provisional patent application, now abandoned, filed on Jun. 18, 2011, and assigned patent application No. 61/498,543.
BACKGROUNDVisual odometry is the process of estimating or measuring the motion of a vehicle through analysis of image sequences collected by a camera mounted on or of the vehicle.
DETAILED DESCRIPTIONVisual odometry is achieved via the approaches described in the provisional patent application noted above, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
Claims
1. A visual odometry approach.
2. A system and method for visual odometry.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 22, 2013
Publication Date: Jul 31, 2014
Inventors: Victor E. Perlin (Ann Arbor, MI), David B. Johnson (Ann Arbor, MI)
Application Number: 13/947,520
International Classification: G06T 7/20 (20060101);